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So you want a dose of rhythmic inspiration from a wide range of analog and digital hardware synths in Ableton Live? Then AfroDJMac’s latest lovely sounding Live Pack is just what the doctor ordered.

This Live Pack from AfroDJMac has some great sounds which are all tempo-synced which means these rhythmic instruments all move and fit to your music.

In a nutshell here’s what’s inside the Rhythmic Pads Ableton Live Pack:

78 tempo-synced rhythmic Ableton Live Instrument Racks. By just holding out a few notes, get interesting moving sounds that fit perfectly within the beat of your track! 35 Single-Layered Synths, 22 Moving Noise Synths, and 21 3-Layer Polyrhythmic Synths.

And here’s what AfroDJMac tells us about his new $15 Live Pack:

“The Rhythmic Pads Ableton Live Pack is a collection of 78 tempo-synced Instruments Racks. The instruments will give your tracks movement and groove by simply holding down a few keys on your MIDI keyboard. Perfect for giving movement and life to music that needs a lift, and great for quickly generating musical ideas. Each of the Instruments is completely customizable with color-coded and carefully laid out Macro Controls.

“Creating the instruments in this Pack was a lot of fun. I programmed patches and sampled sounds from my collection of analog and digital hardware synths, as well as a host of virtual software instruments. There are even a few acoustic instrument samples inside. Each sample was placed inside of Live's Simpler and treated with some rhythmic effects of Ableton Live. The result is a very diverse collection of sounds, loaded with rhythms designed to immediately inspire creation.

“The Instruments in the Rhythmic Pads Pack are divided into three groups: 35 Single Layers, 22 Noise Instruments, and 21 Triple-Layered Rhythmic Pads. All of the instruments have control over the timing, style, and intensity of their rhythmic movement. You get to decide whether or not your instruments are having a nice slow evolving flow or wild freakout dance party.

The Triple-Layered Rhythmic Pads allow you to mix an arpeggiator layer, a noise layer, and a rhythmic pad layer. These powerful Instrument Racks are perfect for developing intricate polyrhythms that are big enough to fill an entire track. “

The full pack is just over 25 MB and requires Ableton Live 9.6 Standard or above.

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